Quote: I couldnt agree more.  

average_joe: I must say you really have written some impressive articles. Very thorough and detailed. I am reading until my eyes get wet! Nice work!

Eric_C: I know one thing, and that is that can trust my ears, and they tell me that the Clip+ doesnt sound so good with my JH13 Pro. I really dont care so much for all that technical stuff that I am being served here and that musicians often dont use high quality sources. For me its besides the...

I have the Sandisk Sansa Clip+ player myselves, and even though that little source delivers a reference signal, the sound quality is not good with JH13 Pro. They sound hollow, flat, to bright and the bass is weak. It is like listening to the music through some thin walls - you hear the music...

As mentioned earlier, you are not near the potental of how good the JH13 Pro will sound if you only use a cheap player like a clip+. If you have the chance, try the JH13 Pro with a good DAC and amp. The sound will be much fuller, organic, richer - the list of improvements is long. Just an...

Originally Posted by average_joe  The SA-43, and in fact also the SA-12 excel at recreation of space giving an alive and musical feel.  The detail levels aren't quite as high, and if the upper end of the JH13 is like the JH16, the upper mids on up are very different between the two.  If you...

Yes, thank you. The main question I have is how are the SA-43 compared to JH13 Pro when it comes to musicality? I find the JH13 Pro not so musical - for me they are to correct and not so fun sounding, although I like the correct sound signature as well. For some music, especially electronica...

Yes, Starkey in Oslo is not far away from where the bomb exploded, but luckily it seems that the building didnt get any damages. I got my first ear impression done there btw, which I sent to JH and five-six weeks later I was the proud owner of the JH13 Pro. Now I am considering buying the SA-43...

I have the Sansa Clip myselves, but my JH13 Pro sounds much fuller and dynamic straight out my iPhone 4.

I couldnt agree more :)

Well, since my amp is handbuild and nameless, its not easy to recommend an amp that is on the market. But I would probably buy the Triad L3 before this summer, and I hope that it will be the ultimate amp for JH13 Pro. Must come back to that later, so I cant recommend the Triad L3 before I have...

Have you tried Sennheiser HD800?

Quote: As for my experience, you are far away from using the potential of JH13 Pro when using only this amp. The JH13 Pro will benefit when amped with a strong signal and a good DAC, or else they will likely sound to hollow, sterile and bright. I have used JH13 Pro with a Cowon D2+ and...

Good :) Yes, I can imagine that a better amp liker your Phonitor unfolds the potensial of the HD800 even better than with a portable amp. I will however not be restricted to use a desktop amp because I would not be stuck at one place in order to listen. I guess I one day will try out the...

OK, thanks for clarifying, slwiser. I am eager to test the Continental V2 and the Clas dac with some decent headphones like HD800. I live not far away from a hifi shop which sells the HD800, so I can ask them for a test listening. What you think of the synergy with HD800 and The Continental?

Dan,  with the HD650 and the Continental V2, how is the bass? The Continental doesnt go deeper than 40 hz, doesnt that influence the deep bass?

OK, its good that the synergi with the Continental is better with your ER4s than with my JH13 Pro. 

I see. Well, the Clas wont work without an amplifier, so I guess your best bet now is an amp. But as mentioned earlier, if you want to use the Continental with IEMs or earplugs, then I dont think you will be satisfied. The amp is meant for full size headphones.

No problem. I dont think the synergi with The Continental and UM3X will be good though, but I guess its much better with your HD-600. I think a much safer buy would be the Clas dac; its a very good dac you can use with your iPod and Alo RX. You will hear the difference right away. The music...

I can only speak for myselves, but I dont think you will regret in buying the the Clas DAC. The most difficult thing to choose is what kind of amp you would combine with the DAC. In any cases, you wont regret in buying the Clas DAC.

Yes, I wish I could try out amps before I buy, but I live in Norway, and there are not many portable amps here in the few hifi shops that exist here. Therefore I have to buy, then try, but I will keep the Continental for use later with cans. Its easier to listen to cans here in some hifi shops...

I have now listened more with the ALO the Continental V2, and I must conclude that the synergy with JH13 Pro is not good. Naim.F.C. also sent me an PM that the synergy "often depends very much of impedance ratings and differences between the amp and earphones. It could very well be that the...

Have you considered Pico Slim as well? :)

I have now compared the Pico against the Continental, and with the Pico the sound is warmer and the bass has more punch and attack. I find that strange because the Continental is a hybrid tube amplifier and the Pico should have a more neutral sound character. Does anyone know if the Continental...

Hello! have read all this posts in this tread, and therefore I decided to order the Alo The Continental V2 together with the CLAS DAC. After only five days (I live in Norway) the shipment from ALO Audio arrived with FedEx. The reason for buying the Continental is because I am not so satisfied...